Health Depression

[Howard Littlejohn]

Anyone had any experience with Mirtazapine?

That's what I'm on.
Its hard to tell whether it had any impact or not. I think I probably came out of they worst at that time (that's not to say I'm anything like well now). However, some of the factors that were making the long term condition so much worse were starting to clear up (temporarily - it wasn't long again before I hit near rock bottom again).
It certainly isn't a cure-all, but might have helped take the edge off a little. And its all a bit hit and miss, what works for one might not be the right choice for others.

 

[Borry]

The Mental Health Plans

$90 per session to see a psychologist (after Medicare rebate).

Waiting list for weeks.

Me thinks there's a problem right there with the mental health system, given that more people commit suicide than die from car accidents.

Has to suck living in a country town. Or having an income of under $60,000/ in a working class situation.

 

[Randomizor]

The Mental Health Plans

$90 per session to see a psychologist (after Medicare rebate).

Waiting list for weeks.

Me thinks there's a problem right there with the mental health system, given that more people commit suicide than die from car accidents.

Has to suck living in a country town. Or having an income of under $60,000/ in a working class situation.

Yeah had a similar issue myself. Saw a doctor about issues, referred to a counsellor, rang to book an appointment and got told about the 3 week waiting list. Told them not to bother.

Fortunately (perhaps unfortunately in some senses) things got to a point where I needed to see a doctor again and they referred me to someone who is damn helpful and not booked out for a million years.

 

[Borry]

I was very lucky with a stroke of luck to get my session deferred from Tuesday (an impossible time due to work) to Friday. And now with hours being reduced at work due to them employing one new person while workload is going quiet, I'm not going to be able to afford regular sessions.

I couldn't start my mental health plan whilst in Perth because the psychologist was booked out for a freaking month.

 

[The_Reaper]

I was very lucky with a stroke of luck to get my session deferred from Tuesday (an impossible time due to work) to Friday. And now with hours being reduced at work due to them employing one new person while workload is going quiet, I'm not going to be able to afford regular sessions.

I couldn't start my mental health plan whilst in Perth because the psychologist was booked out for a freaking month.

Currently in this position

 

[Kram]

They have free mental health counseling out in the wheatbelt.

 

[GoHawks05]

I can't talk to noone about it i tried telling my mum and she said to get over it coz they give all i need so it cant be that bad, i asked her if i could see a doctor or something but she said no coz i dont need to but i do. I cant call a helpline or anything coz i dont have my own phone and mum and dad would notice. I dont wanna tell my teachers coz i dont know if theyd take me seriously coz normally i fake smile and all coz i didnt want anyone to know but now i need help and i dont wanna tell my friends coz they wont care

 

[TheFreshBanana]

I can't talk to noone about it i tried telling my mum and she said to get over it coz they give all i need so it cant be that bad, i asked her if i could see a doctor or something but she said no coz i dont need to but i do. I cant call a helpline or anything coz i dont have my own phone and mum and dad would notice. I dont wanna tell my teachers coz i dont know if theyd take me seriously coz normally i fake smile and all coz i didnt want anyone to know but now i need help and i dont wanna tell my friends coz they wont care

Easiest would be to seek help in a teacher you are closest with.

Schools should also have counsellors that are there for this sort of thing.

You don't need your parents permission to go see a doctor either and I'm sure they can accommodate your situation.

Without casting any judgement on your parents, I would say that parents are just normal people like the rest of us who can be both right and wrong.

The thing you need to realise is that no one knows you best but yourself, not even your parents. So if you think you need help, go get it, despite what your parents think

 

[GoHawks05]

Easiest would be to seek help in a teacher you are closest with.

Schools should also have counsellors that are there for this sort of thing.

You don't need your parents permission to go see a doctor either and I'm sure they can accommodate your situation.

Without casting any judgement on your parents, I would say that parents are just normal people like the rest of us who can be both right and wrong.

The thing you need to realise is that no one knows you best but yourself, not even your parents. So if you think you need help, go get it, despite what your parents think

Thanks, its real hard coz im just about to start year 7 and i know noone or teachers or anyone and we live in the middle of nowhere so i cant see a doctor coz my parents have to drive me there. Ill try tho.

 

[TheFreshBanana]

Thanks, its real hard coz im just about to start year 7 and i know noone or teachers or anyone and we live in the middle of nowhere so i cant see a doctor coz my parents have to drive me there. Ill try tho.

I don't know about your school, but my school had a homeroom teacher and a head of house.

Either ask one of those 2 and they can talk to the counselor for you to book a session.

Even if nothing comes about, which is unlikely, at least you'll have found a safe person to talk to which helps.

I had troubles in year 11 with depression, but I had signs of it in year 5 now that I look back.

I wish I could have sought help and overcame it earlier, as it is definitely capable to be overcome.

You're already doing pretty good with noticing and being proactive about it.

Good luck with it all

 

[Richard Cranium]

Thanks, its real hard coz im just about to start year 7 and i know noone or teachers or anyone and we live in the middle of nowhere so i cant see a doctor coz my parents have to drive me there. Ill try tho.

Online chat is an option too. You can do that with beyond blue and lifeline and it might be a bit easier if you're worried about mum and dad hearing you on the phone.

 

[juss]

I can't talk to noone about it i tried telling my mum and she said to get over it coz they give all i need so it cant be that bad, i asked her if i could see a doctor or something but she said no coz i dont need to but i do. I cant call a helpline or anything coz i dont have my own phone and mum and dad would notice. I dont wanna tell my teachers coz i dont know if theyd take me seriously coz normally i fake smile and all coz i didnt want anyone to know but now i need help and i dont wanna tell my friends coz they wont care

Definetely speak to a teacher, or year level co-ordinator. Schools these days are really across this sort of stuff and will be able to assist you.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Thanks, its real hard coz im just about to start year 7 and i know noone or teachers or anyone and we live in the middle of nowhere so i cant see a doctor coz my parents have to drive me there. Ill try tho.

It is particularly tough in rural areas. The support services are often thin on the ground, and a lot of small schools can't afford counsellors and the like. Once you start, if you have access to them, use them. If not, the school may at least be able to provide a phone in a private room. Face to face will almost always be better, but not always available.

A site such as http://www.headspace.org.au/ might be useful at your age, I'm not really sure. If nothing else they might know what services are available. Or someone like kidshelpline 1800 55 1800. There are options, but its not easy. Maybe if you can speak to someone they can speak to your parents, and if you really do need to see somebody having that outside perspective might help them see that.

Hopefully its just a blip. There are natural nerves in a transition. If you are about to start year 7, I am assuming a change from a primary to a high school is involved. And you may not have gone through as big a change before in your life. Or it may be something more deep seated. Either way, its worth speaking to someone about. It takes guts at your age (at any age, but especially in the tween and teen years) to face yourself. Taking that first step and deciding you want to (or realising you need to) is a big thing, that many of us struggle with much later in life. edit: And, yeah, Richard Cranium is on the money, online might be a good starting point with limited access otherwise.

Best of luck finding the support that suits your needs.

 

[mike123]

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Sometimes the water just gets in the ship, and the ship has no choice.

 

[Borry]

Sometimes, alcohol, anxiety/depression and out in public just does not mix.

I tend to drift into the thoughts that have generated my depression and get the "everyone's a prick to me" mentality when my alcoholism starts getting policed in public and can result in some very poor behaviour.

Racist abuse directed towards an Indian bouncer on Saturday night after being refused entry into a very busy pub late.

Despite the fact he was a douche, does not in any way warrant what I said to him, given my stance on that behavour.

Have told a senior female manager of the company I currently work for to **** off after she told me to go home due to being too drunk at a work Xmas function a month ago. Nothing came of that thankfully.

 

[mightymouse75]

Look up eckart tolle on youtube. Not saying it will work for you but it worked for me. Read his book and most of it went over my head but it gave me enough incite to understand his speaking.
30 years of anxiety and depression and I'm kicking it☺☺☺

 

[DERIBERATE]

Anyone had any experience with Mirtazapine?

Puts you out like a light.

 

[Angus Young]

Anyone had any experience with Mirtazapine?

Make u sleep well and eat like a horse...crave food.

Come off slowly.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Puts you out like a light.

Mirtazipine? I wish. I was told it might, but it really hasn't helped in that regard. Insomnia is one of my symptoms, which is a real bitch because its circular. Depression feeds insomnia feeds depression and, bam, I'm regularly on under two hours sleep a night for a week or more.

But, yeah, it can knock some people out. Its one of the reasons that was prescribed, to try and do a bit for both.

 

[DERIBERATE]

Thanks, its real hard coz im just about to start year 7 and i know noone or teachers or anyone and we live in the middle of nowhere so i cant see a doctor coz my parents have to drive me there. Ill try tho.

Hey champ, how are you travelling atm?

 

[brett15]

Anyone had any experience with Mirtazapine?

yeah, it was weird

the lower dose the more it sedated me, made me very drowsy and I could barely stay awake (this happened during dose range 15mg to 45mg) but as soon as it went up to a dose strength of 60mg it went away completely almost overnight and this energy came back.

As an anti-depressant I found it too mild, like I could feel something working but it was not enough for me, but I will add that I didn't stay on it for very long so it may have improved over time as is typical with ADs

Also remember each person is different, I've since learned I need really a strong anti-depressant and I respond best to SSRI's (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor).

Been on Lexapro for a year now and it's working well, but I still have some pretty bad downs as is the unfortunate nature of depression. Anxiety however is non-existent these days, Lexapro has been very effective at shutting that side down.

 

[juss]

That's what I'm on.
Its hard to tell whether it had any impact or not. I think I probably came out of they worst at that time (that's not to say I'm anything like well now). However, some of the factors that were making the long term condition so much worse were starting to clear up (temporarily - it wasn't long again before I hit near rock bottom again).
It certainly isn't a cure-all, but might have helped take the edge off a little. And its all a bit hit and miss, what works for one might not be the right choice for others.

Puts you out like a light.

Make u sleep well and eat like a horse...crave food.

Come off slowly.

yeah, it was weird

the lower dose the more it sedated me, made me very drowsy and I could barely stay awake (this happened during dose range 15mg to 45mg) but as soon as it went up to a dose strength of 60mg it went away completely almost overnight and this energy came back.

As an anti-depressant I found it too mild, like I could feel something working but it was not enough for me, but I will add that I didn't stay on it for very long so it may have improved over time as is typical with ADs

Also remember each person is different, I've since learned I need really a strong anti-depressant and I respond best to SSRI's (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor).

Been on Lexapro for a year now and it's working well, but I still have some pretty bad downs as is the unfortunate nature of depression. Anxiety however is non-existent these days, Lexapro has been very effective at shutting that side down.

For people who have taken Mirtazapine. How did you go getting off it?
I've been taking it for about 6 weeks at 30mg, it helps me sleep, but apart from that I don't notice too much.
I'd like to get off it, but have heard the withdrawel from it can be pretty tough so I'm scared.
Has anyone come off it successfully? Do the withdrawel symtoms last?

 

[Angus Young]

For people who have taken Mirtazapine. How did you go getting off it?
I've been taking it for about 6 weeks at 30mg, it helps me sleep, but apart from that I don't notice too much.
I'd like to get off it, but have heard the withdrawel from it can be pretty tough so I'm scared.
Has anyone come off it successfully? Do the withdrawel symtoms last?

Withdrawal can be hell... depression, brain zaps etc

do it slowly if ur taking one pill do 3/4 for a week, then do half for 2 weeks, then do a quarter for week or 2. then do a quarter every second day etc.... that will do it fine

just don't go cold turkey whatever u do.

 

[DERIBERATE]

For people who have taken Mirtazapine. How did you go getting off it?
I've been taking it for about 6 weeks at 30mg, it helps me sleep, but apart from that I don't notice too much.
I'd like to get off it, but have heard the withdrawel from it can be pretty tough so I'm scared.
Has anyone come off it successfully? Do the withdrawel symtoms last?

I took it for an extended period and came to rely on it for sleep. For me the big problem was learning how to fall asleep again. Maybe a week or so and things returned to normal. For me it was positively tame compared to winding back on an SSRI. Your experience may be entirely different so consult your doctor before making a change, and they will monitor you. Don't cold turkey without seeing your doctor, it must be done under supervision.

 

[YoungsterPA]

Been going through a rough time over the last few years but 2015 and 2016 have been the worst so far, parents just got up one day and walked out and left me and said never contact them again, was cheated on by 2 gf and I finally thought things were looking up I met this amazing girl at work and had the best time with her before she went away to Canada for 5 months. I kept in contact with her everyday and counted down the days till she was back, she came back and said it wouldn't work between us on the first day, I've probably never cried and been that crushed before in my life.

It was about 11:30pm when I left her place after she said it was over and slowly walked home took me 3 hours for what was a 10 min walk, still so hurt today and have no friends or family to talk to


Just want something to go right for once